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NHL Picks

NHL Picks: Penguins vs. Hurricanes

The Pittsburgh Penguins and Carolina Hurricanes will meet on Tuesday in a matchup of two teams heading in opposite directions. Where should we look for value fo rour NHL picks?

The Pens are the only team in the
East that have clinched a playoff spot while the Hurricanes have stopped having
those thoughts since they’ve lost 12 of their last 13.

Record:
113-134 (-1533)

The
Pittsburgh Penguins can win because…

Beating
the Hurricanes is child’s play. After all, we are talking about a team that has
won just once in the last month.

The
Pens should cruise even without a slew of their regulars. The Hurricanes played
on Monday and were smoked 6-2 by Boston. This will be their third game in four
nights and their sixth in nine days in April.

Pittsburgh
is the best team in the East. They shouldn’t have any problems here.

The
Carolina Hurricanes can win because…

…can
they? The Hurricanes have completely forgot how to win and some are wondering
whether head coach Kirk Muller should even have a job. The Canes were 15-9-1
earlier this season and appeared to be the clear-cut favorite to win the
Southeast Division. Now they are just two points better than the worst team in
the Eastern Conference and five points better than the worst team in the NHL.

The
only reasoning for betting the Canes in this spot is if you believe the Pens
injuries are too much to overcome. Sidney Crosby is out, as is James Neal and
Kris Letang. This team is deep but they are shorthanded and that could cost
them on the road.

The
options for our sports picks in this game are the under or the Penguins on the puck line. Given how
the Hurricanes have played recently, there’s no way to play anything else.

That
being said, Carolina has scored just seven goals during this five-game losing
streak. With the Pens missing a bunch of firepower, I’ll take the under with my
NHL picks instead of risking the juice on the NHL odds.